as in dress
relating to or suitable for wearing to an event requiring elegant dress and manners
shopping for a dressy handbag for a New Year's Eve party
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Recent Examples of dressy
Layer it under a leather jacket and add pumps and simple jewelry for a dressy dinner with friends.
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Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
All the new high heels and lady-esque bags supported the dressy trend.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Family-friendly Offerings The atmosphere on board isn’t geared toward children, with active excursions, lectures on scientific topics, cocktails in the evening, and plenty of dressy dinners.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2025
In the official trailer for Gavin O’Connor and Bill Dubuque’s The Accountant 2, Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) turns to a smart speaker to break down the difference between dressy casual and business casual.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dressy
Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
All the new high heels and lady-esque bags supported the dressy trend.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Family-friendly Offerings The atmosphere on board isn’t geared toward children, with active excursions, lectures on scientific topics, cocktails in the evening, and plenty of dressy dinners.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2025
In the official trailer for Gavin O’Connor and Bill Dubuque’s The Accountant 2, Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) turns to a smart speaker to break down the difference between dressy casual and business casual.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dressy
Adjective
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The family posed for Christmas photos in matching red formal wear and themed elf onesies in 2023, when Alcala was pregnant with Alianna.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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McClatchy News reached out to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office and is awaiting a response on formal charges.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The exterior layout is stylish and functional that features a massive sundec and a killer beach club that allows guests easy access to the water.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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KitchenAid Burr Grinder for $200: This KitchenAid is stylish and easy to clean, according to former WIRED reviewer Jaina Grey, and the burrs are accessible thanks to their placement directly beneath the hopper.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For example, one of the male characters in the story named Dingley will wear two vests on top of one other, which Reynoso said was inspired by the early 2000s clothing trend when fashionable young men wore two layered Polo shirts with their collars popped up.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Whistler elongates the fashionable figures into letter openers, and life into a series of dinner invitations to be sliced open.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Dressy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dressy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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